Treatment: Attribute Listing

• Creative Process

  • Look at your list of vocabulary words.

  • For each word, try to think of the different ways to use that word in a sentence.

  • Creative thinking involves looking at something from a variety of points of view. This is called flexibility.

  • For example, if your vocabulary list includes the word vertical, you might list these possible attributes:

    • Parts of Speech

      • I can use vertical as an adjective. “The vertical mountain slope looked dangerous to the climber.”

      • I can use vertical as an adverb. “The horse slept vertically without falling over.”

    • Contexts

      • I can use the word vertical in the sense of height.

      • I can use the word vertical symbolically as in moving up the corporate ladder.
      • I can use the word vertical mathematically to describe a line or direction.
      • I can use the word vertical to describe a position.

• Vocabulary Objectives

  • Point of View
  • Context
  • Parts of Speech

• Technology Integration

  • Voki

    • Voki for Education

      • Free Service but does have ads.

      • Extremely simple interface that is easy to use and teach.

      • Excellent teacher support area.

      • Students log-in on teacher account

      • Create talking avatars

        • Wide variety of characters and backgrounds

      • A variety of ways to create voice

        • Microphone

        • Phone-In

        • Text Recognition

          • Type in message

          • Variety of Accents and Voices from which to choose

          • May require phonetic spelling for the speech recognition program to pronounce a word properly

        • Audio File

      • 90 second limit on the message

      • Can save and embed Vokis on school website or Wiki

    • Examples

      • Vertical used in different contexts.
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      • Extensions
        • Point-of-View
        • Sentence Structure and Fluency
        • Voice in Writing
        • Importance of Context to Determine Word Meaning